Johann georg platzer biography of abraham

Austrian painter, 1704-1761

Johann Georg Platzer
Johann Georg Platzer, Self-portrait, 1731
Born	(1704-06-24)24 June 1704 Eppan, County of South Tyrol, Austria
Died	10 December 1761(1761-12-10) (aged 57) Eppan, County of South Tyrol, Austria
Nationality	Austrian
Known for	Painter, draughtsman, sculptor and print-maker
Movement	Orientalist; Rococo

Johann Georg Platzer (1704–1761) was a prolific Austrian Rococo painter and drawer (artist).

Life and career

Platzer was born in Eppan in the County of Tyrol, and came from a family of painters.

Artist.

Austrian painter and draughtsman.

This painting presents an event mentioned in the book of Genesis (18, 1.

Johann Georg Platzer was an Austrian Old Masters painter who was born in Alte Galerie featured Johann Georg Platzer's work in the past.

The painting "Abraham Receiving the Three Angels" is a masterpiece by the German artist Johann Georg Platzer, dating from the 18th century.

He painted primarily historical and mythical scenes. The Joanneum Alte Galerie in Graz houses the largest collection of Platzer's work under a single roof. Platzer worked with his uncle as a court painter in Passau. He returned to Eppan where he continued to work until his death in 1761.^[1]

• Fountain scene in front of a palace, 1730s.

• Dancing scene